Constructing Early Christian Families: Family as Social Reality and MetaphorHalvor Moxnes Psychology Press, 1997 - 267 pages The family is a topical issue for studies of the Ancient world. Family, household and kinship have different connotations in antiquity from their modern ones. This volume expands that discussion to investigate the early Christian family structures within the larger Graeco-Roman context. Particular emphasis is given to how family metaphors, such as 'brotherhood' function to describe relations in early Christian communities. Asceticism and the rejection of sexuality are considered in the context of Christian constructions of the family. Moxnes' volume presents a comprehensive and timely addition to the study of familial and social structures in the Early Christian world, which will certainly stimulate further debate. |
Contents
The social context of early Christian families | 11 |
THE FAMILY IN FIRSTCENTURY GALILEE | 42 |
THE FAMILY AS THE BEARER OF RELIGION | 66 |
THE RELATIVISATION OF FAMILY TIES IN | 81 |
IDEAL AND METAPHOR | 103 |
FAMILY IMAGERY AND CHRISTIAN IDENTITY | 121 |
A GENDER | 183 |
Family sexuality and asceticism | 199 |
ASCETICISM AND ANTIFAMILIAL LANGUAGE | 216 |
FAMILY STRUCTURES IN GNOSTIC RELIGION | 235 |
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Honor, Patronage, Kinship & Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture David A. deSilva Limited preview - 2000 |
The Church in Antioch in the First Century CE: Communion and Conflict Michelle Slee No preview available - 2003 |